ghushi

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Pronunciation

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Verb

-ghushi (infinitive kughushi)

1. to falsify, forge

   Synonym: -akidi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ghushi
Positive present -naghushi Subjunctive -ghushi Negative -ghushi Imperative singular ghushi
Infinitives
Positive kughushi Negative kutoghushi
Imperatives
Singular ghushi Plural ghushini
Tensed forms
Habitual hughushi Positive past positive subject concord + -lighushi Negative past negative subject concord + -kughushi
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naghushi) Singular Plural 1st person ninaghushi/naghushi tunaghushi 2nd person unaghushi mnaghushi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaghushi wanaghushi other classes positive subject concord + -naghushi
Negative present (negative subject concord + -ghushi) Singular Plural 1st person sighushi hatughushi 2nd person hughushi hamghushi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haghushi hawaghushi other classes negative subject concord + -ghushi
Positive future positive subject concord + -taghushi Negative future negative subject concord + -taghushi
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -ghushi) Singular Plural 1st person nighushi tughushi 2nd person ughushi mghushi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghushi waghushi other classes positive subject concord + -ghushi
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sighushi Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeghushi Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeghushi Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalighushi Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalighushi
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aghushi) Singular Plural 1st person naghushi twaghushi 2nd person waghushi mwaghushi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aghushi waghushi m-mi(III/IV) waghushi yaghushi ji-ma(V/VI) laghushi yaghushi ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaghushi vyaghushi n(IX/X) yaghushi zaghushi u(XI) waghushi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaghushi pa(XVI) paghushi mu(XVIII) mwaghushi
Perfect positive subject concord + -meghushi "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaghushi "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaghushi "If/When" positive subject concord + -kighushi "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoghushi Consecutive kaghushi / positive subject concord + -kaghushi Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaghushi
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nighushi -tughushi 2nd person -kughushi -waghushi/-kughushini/-waghushini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mghushi -waghushi m-mi(III/IV) -ughushi -ighushi ji-ma(V/VI) -lighushi -yaghushi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kighushi -vighushi n(IX/X) -ighushi -zighushi u(XI) -ughushi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kughushi pa(XVI) -paghushi mu(XVIII) -mughushi Reflexive -jighushi
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ghushi- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -ghushiye -ghushio m-mi(III/IV) -ghushio -ghushiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -ghushilo -ghushiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ghushicho -ghushivyo n(IX/X) -ghushiyo -ghushizo u(XI) -ghushio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -ghushiko pa(XVI) -ghushipo mu(XVIII) -ghushimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ghushi) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeghushi -oghushi m-mi(III/IV) -oghushi -yoghushi ji-ma(V/VI) -loghushi -yoghushi ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choghushi -vyoghushi n(IX/X) -yoghushi -zoghushi u(XI) -oghushi see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koghushi pa(XVI) -poghushi mu(XVIII) -moghushi
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Adjective

ghushi (invariable)

1. false (not true)
2. fake, counterfeit

   dawa ghushi ― counterfeit medication

Derived terms

• habari ghushi (“fake news”)

Related terms

• ghashi (“fraud, deception, cheating”)